[nagdu] question about chest pad

[Lyn Gwizdak]

Juanita, I totally agree with you.  Pilot is the only school that uses these 
things.  These are used much like sometimes people have to use a prong 
collar on their dog.

As you know, dogs may start out being a bit too fast for some folks but with 
time, the dog does slow down and the puppiness chills out.  My friends who 
had thesse things for their harnesses, weren't even using them - they were 
shown to me.  Her dog no longer needed it.

Sometimes, I think some people have a hard time in really giving a school a 
very real detailed account of what they want in a dog and school and 
prospective student do their best to ensure a good and appropriate match. 
I'm surprised that Pilot still uses these things as I saw the one my friends 
had 24 years ago when the schools weren't putting out the soft dogs they do 
today and before many of the training and handling techniques we use today.

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Juanita Herrera" <juanitaherrera1991 at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2012 10:44 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] question about chest pad


> Wait, if a dog pulls too hard shouldn't the school not issue that dog
> to that individual in the first place? I mean, if the pull is too
> strong on the person shouldn't the school find a dog that is suitable
> for the person? That's just wat I've heard. I don't know, but I don't
> think a school should allow a dog to go home with a handler if it
> causes discomfort.
> Juanita and Anise
>
> On 8/25/12, Lyn Gwizdak <linda.gwizdak at cox.net> wrote:
>> I've seen these chest pads when my friends here had Pilot Dogs.  The 
>> spikes
>>
>> are metal and rounded so they don't actually pierce the dog's skin - 
>> nasty!
>>
>> I think there were only two or three of these things on the pad. You can
>> find similar things in a pet shop on dog collars, but the ones Pilot uses
>> are less sharp and more rounded.  You still don't want to give a hard 
>> jerk
>> back on the harness handle with these things on.  But they do discourage 
>> the
>>
>> dog from pulling real hard on them.
>>
>> Pssst! Don't let PETA folks see these! LOL!  Seriously, they aren't 
>> visable
>>
>> to the casual observer - unless they put their hand under the chest strap 
>> of
>>
>> a harness.
>>
>> Speaking about PETA, they are doing something good for a change.  In
>> Oceanside, CA, part of San Diego Couonty, some idiots used duct tape to
>> attach a whole bunch of helium balloons to a tortois and the balloons 
>> lifted
>>
>> the reptile into the air and snagged in a tree.  The animal is safe and
>> healthy and being provided a new home.  I just saw on my Channel 10 News
>> Alerts (KGTV) that PETA has raised $2,500.00 for information that leads 
>> to
>> the arrest and prosecution of the people who did the deed.
>>
>> Lyn and Landon
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 4:34 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] question about chest pad
>>
>>
>>> How does it work if it doesn't cause discomfort for the dog?
>>>
>>> Julie
>>> On 8/23/2012 9:20 PM, rhonda cruz wrote:
>>>>   may has a chest pad. and it is meddle spicks.
>>>>   it doesn't hurt the dog not at all.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Aug 23, 2012, at 7:13 PM, Meghan Whalen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Are the spikes on the chest pad metal or rubber?  Do they ever cause 
>>>>> any
>>>>>
>>>>> rubbing and or soars on the dogs?  I have never heard of such a thing
>>>>> and am curious.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Meghan
>>>>> On 8/23/2012 8:43 PM, Criminal Justice Major wrote:
>>>>>> I've used the chest pad with both Freedom because he was very strong.
>>>>>> Odie required it too, but only in the very beginning.
>>>>>> He only needed it when it came to us being around other guide dogs,
>>>>>> especially if it came to dogs who loved to compete.
>>>>>> Bibi
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